To Orientate
- (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction.
- (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
- To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
- (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
| Usage notes |
Generally considered an error in American English.[1] Compare developmentation.
| Synonyms |
to orient